What Is the Advantage of the Endocrine System Over the Nervous

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of the endocrine system over the nervous system?

• A) Hormones last for only portions of a second and must be continually sent, unlike neural impulses.
• B) Hormones remain in the bloodstream and cells for long periods of time to maintain homeostatsis, unlike neural impulses.
• C) Hormones are received almost instantaneously by the target cell, unlike neural impulses.
• D) Hormones are transported through nervous tissue, unlike neural impulses.
• E) Hormones are transported through muscle, unlike neural impulses.

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